Danielle Downes Email & Phone Number

Hillside, New Jersey

• Effectively plan and deliver lessons in ELA, Writing, Math, Social Studies, and Science that meet the diverse needs of an Inclusion classroom• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of both the special education and general education students in the classroom• Extend all subject-area curriculums through teacher-created activities to facilitate understanding for all learners and ensure that they are prepared for the NJSLA• Maintain consistent contact with parents; collect data to make informed decisions about students' academic progress

• Implement VIPKid ELL curriculum on an online platform to students aged 4-12 living in China• Provide detailed, focused feedback to parents about their child's progress after each 25-minute class• Assess students at the culmination of each level in order to ensure that they have mastered the content and are ready to move on to the next level

Newark, Nj

• Collaborate in curriculum writing to ensure that the New Jersey Learning Standards are being purposefully implemented• Extend reading and writing curriculum through teacher-created activities (utilizing the Reading and Writing Workshop framework) to facilitate understanding for all learners and ensure that they are prepared for the NJSLA• Implement SIOP® Model strategies in daily lessons to extend lesson effectiveness for English Language Learners

Somerset, Nj

• Effectively delivered comprehensive, differentiated CCSS-aligned lessons to fifth grade Language Arts and sixth grade Science students at various learning and developmental levels• Efficiently managed time and student behavior and kept students focused while adhering to the departmental daily schedule• Communicated with parents, guardians and administration respectfully and professionally in order to create a well-rounded, supportive learning environment for students

Somerset, Nj

• Assisted in developing an appropriate curriculum and planning highly effective lesson plans that encompassed the CCSS• Demonstrated expertise in connecting with students and tuning in to their specific learning needs while providing them with clear and concise hands-on exercises that accommodate many learning styles and developmental levels

• Substitute taught in classrooms throughout various school districts in the central New Jersey area each week; led students in completing their lessons through active engagement• Thought quickly and creatively when lesson plans were not available by designing and implementing lesson plans for students at a variety of different learning levels

Flemington, Nj

• Entrusted with all workings of the Events Department for a large family fitness and wellness center• Effectively and efficiently managed and mentored 20+ youth staff members in the planning and coordination of both weekly and special events; created fun, safe and kid-friendly party themes and planned and oversaw large-scale events such as Project Graduations, Sweet Sixteen parties, conferences, etc.

Somerset, Nj

• Mentored two deaf, developmentally disabled adults and assisted with life skills such as healthy eating, exercise, developing relationships with others, community involvement and self-care• Received annual trainings in nutrition, crisis management, universal health precautions, sign language and others

Center For Effective School Practices - Alternate Route Certification Program, Elementary Education And Teaching

Ba, Communication And Media Studies, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega, Lambda Pi Eta National Communications Honor Society

Communications

Fall 2009 study abroad semester.

Education record